diff --git a/nw/Makefile.netware b/nw/Makefile.netware
index debe1e8d..6d225cc5 100644
--- a/nw/Makefile.netware
+++ b/nw/Makefile.netware
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ endif
 
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your OpenSSL package.
 ifndef OPENSSL_PATH
-OPENSSL_PATH = ../../openssl-0.9.8u
+OPENSSL_PATH = ../../openssl-0.9.8v
 endif
 
 # Edit the path below to point to your Distribution folder.
diff --git a/nw/test/Makefile.netware b/nw/test/Makefile.netware
index 56f0e449..2ae807fd 100644
--- a/nw/test/Makefile.netware
+++ b/nw/test/Makefile.netware
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ endif
 
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your OpenSSL package.
 ifndef OPENSSL_PATH
-OPENSSL_PATH = ../../../openssl-0.9.8u
+OPENSSL_PATH = ../../../openssl-0.9.8v
 endif
 
 # Edit the var below to enable static linking of libssh2 and libz
diff --git a/win32/GNUmakefile b/win32/GNUmakefile
index ca123d04..696f661b 100644
--- a/win32/GNUmakefile
+++ b/win32/GNUmakefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ WITH_ZLIB = 1
 
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your OpenSSL package.
 ifndef OPENSSL_PATH
-OPENSSL_PATH = ../../openssl-0.9.8u
+OPENSSL_PATH = ../../openssl-0.9.8v
 endif
 
 # Edit the var below to set to your architecture or set environment var.
diff --git a/win32/Makefile.Watcom b/win32/Makefile.Watcom
index 9039e531..801c454c 100644
--- a/win32/Makefile.Watcom
+++ b/win32/Makefile.Watcom
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ZLIB_ROOT = ..\..\zlib-1.2.6
 !ifdef %openssl_root
 OPENSSL_ROOT = $(%openssl_root)
 !else
-OPENSSL_ROOT = ..\..\openssl-0.9.8u
+OPENSSL_ROOT = ..\..\openssl-0.9.8v
 !endif
 
 #!ifdef %use_zlib
diff --git a/win32/config.mk b/win32/config.mk
index 85f4b836..3d5460c0 100644
--- a/win32/config.mk
+++ b/win32/config.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # Tweak these for your system
-OPENSSLINC=..\openssl-0.9.8u\inc32
-OPENSSLLIB=..\openssl-0.9.8u\out32dll
+OPENSSLINC=..\openssl-0.9.8v\inc32
+OPENSSLLIB=..\openssl-0.9.8v\out32dll
 
 ZLIBINC=-DLIBSSH2_HAVE_ZLIB=1 /I..\zlib-1.2.6
 ZLIBLIB=..\zlib-1.2.6
diff --git a/win32/test/GNUmakefile b/win32/test/GNUmakefile
index c922a65b..ddd92e66 100644
--- a/win32/test/GNUmakefile
+++ b/win32/test/GNUmakefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ endif
 
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your OpenSSL package.
 ifndef OPENSSL_PATH
-OPENSSL_PATH = ../../../openssl-0.9.8u
+OPENSSL_PATH = ../../../openssl-0.9.8v
 endif
 
 # Edit the var below to set to your architecture or set environment var.